2019 FBD Insurance League

2019 FBD Insurance League
Tournament details
ProvinceConnacht
Year2019
SponsorFBD
Winners
ChampionsRoscommon (5th win)
ManagerAnthony Cunningham
CaptainEnda Smith
Runners-up
Runners-upGalway
ManagerKevin Walsh
CaptainShane Walsh
Other
Matches played4
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The 2019 FBD Insurance League (sometimes referred to as the Connacht SFL) was an inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Connacht. All five Connacht county teams participated, but there are no college or university teams.

After the 2018 tournament featured a busy schedule with several postponements due to bad weather, the 2019 tournament was a straight knockout with teams playing just one or two games (as opposed to 4 games in the previous year).[1][2][3]

The competition featured an historic penalty shootout in which Mayo defeated Leitrim by 4-1 to advance to the semi-final after the teams could not be separated following seventy minutes of play.[4]

Competition format

The competition was a straight knockout. Drawn games went a penalty shoot-out without the playing of extra-time. This occurred in Mayo v Leitrim.

Fixtures and results

6 January 2019 (2019-01-06) Quarter-final Leitrim 2-13 (19) – (19) 2-13
(1–4 pen) 		Mayo Carrick-on-Shannon  
13:30 GMT (UTC±0) (HT: 0-8 – 2-9) Venue: Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
Report Referee: James Molloy (Galway)
    Penalty shootout

Ryan O'Rourke checkY
Mark Plunkett Red XN
Domhnaill Flynn Red XN

  checkY Jason Doherty
checkY Brian Reape
checkY Fergal Boland
checkY Evan Regan
13 January 2019 (2019-01-13) Semi-final Galway 1-09 (12) – (12) 1-09
(4–2 pen) 		Mayo Tuam  
13:30 GMT (UTC±0) (HT: 0-03 – 1-05) Venue: St Jarlath's Park
Report Referee: Patrick Neilan (Roscommon)
    Penalty shootout

Liam Silke checkY
Johnny Heaney checkY
Barry McHugh checkY
Tom Flynn checkY

  Red XN Diarmuid O'Connor
checkY Brian Reape
checkY James Kelly
Red XN Andy Moran
13 January 2019 (2019-01-13) Semi-final Roscommon 2-18 (24) – (19) 1-16 Sligo Roscommon  
13:30 GMT (UTC±0) (HT: 1-06 – 1-10) Venue: Dr. Hyde Park
Report Referee: J Henry (Mayo)


20 January 2019 (2019-01-20)
13:30 GMT (UTC±0)
Final
Galway 1-05 (08) – (13) 0-13 Roscommon
(HT: 0-04 – 0-06)
Gls: B McHugh 1
Pts: G O’Donnell 2, S Walsh 2 (1f), B McHugh 1(f)
Pts: D Smith 8 (5f), C Lennon 2, S Killoran 1, U Harney 1, C Compton 1
St Jarlath's Park, Tuam
Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo)

References

  1. ^ "New knock-out format for 2019 FBD League - HoganStand". hoganstand.com.
  2. ^ "Hyland's first outing with Leitrim on Sunday in Oldcastle".
  3. ^ "FBD League is a knockout as Connacht GAA release 2019 Fixtures list".
  4. ^ Sweeney, Peter (7 January 2019). "Leitrim player sent off, plays on and sets up vital score". RTÉ Sport.